Job: THE BOOK of job is an epic poem believed to have been written by Moses not long after he wrote Genesis and while he was a shepherd in Midian. The tenor and style of the Hebrew language used, and the patriarchal setting of the story, support this opinion. Job, the principal human figure in the narrative, was a wealthy, God-fearing chieftain of Uz, on the edge of the Arabian desert. He probably was a contemporary of Isaac, who lived from 1896 to 1716 BC. Satan is “the accuser of our brethren.” Revelation 12: 9, 10. He tries to cause men and angels to question the sincerity of the children of God and the justice of His mercy and care for them, and seeks opportunity to test their religious profession. God sometimes permits the evil one to try us and thus demonstrate before the universe who are those on earth who are disposed to serve Him at all costs. Job was widely known for his piety and integrity. Satan charged before God, the angels, and representatives of other worlds that job served the Lord only for what material benefits he received thereby. The evil one was permitted, with certain limitations to test the patriarch’s love for God. Besides suffering the loss of his children and his property, job was afflicted with a loathsome disease that caused intense suffering. His friends misjudged him, and his wife tried to discourage his trust in God. But in all his trouble he said: “He knows the way that I take. When He hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold.” Job 23: 10. Also: “He will not lay upon man more than right.” Job 34: 23.
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